NC Legislative Newsletter

The week of April 3-7, the House of Representatives passed their version of the 2023-24 State Budget. House Bill 259, 2023 Appropriations Act now heads to the North Carolina Senate. In addition, Republicans gained a seat in the House as Representative Tricia Cotham announced her change in party registration. Thursday, April 6 was also the bill filing deadline in the Senate.

In the coming week, lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly are taking a Spring Break after a very fast start to the Session and will return to committee work and floor votes the week of April 17.

Issue Insights

Governor Roy Cooper / North Carolina General Assembly

• North Carolina House budget approved, now heads to Senate (WRAL)
• Governor Cooper Announces Appointments and Nominations to State Boards and Commissions (Press Release)
• Governor Cooper Signs Two Bills into Law, Declines to Sign One Bill (Press Release)

News Roundup

• NCDHHS launches ‘Fight the Bite’ campaign to help you avoid tick, mosquito-borne diseases (WTVD)
• NC has 3 years to test schools and daycares for lead and asbestos. Here’s how it will work (WRAL)
• Christina Koch, who grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, and graduated from N.C. State University, will be part of the first crew of astronauts to travel around the moon in more than 50 years (Raleigh News & Observer)
• Leon Levine, Family Dollar founder and North Carolina philanthropist, dies at 85 (The Charlotte Observer)
• Edward “Ed” Brown III, a Charlotte business leader and philanthropist, died Monday. He was 74 (The Charlotte Observer)